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echo: os2prog
to: Gary Snyder
from: Stewart Davis
date: 1995-10-02 16:53:00
subject: Ramdrive in OS/2?

-=> Quoting Gary Snyder to John Colapietro <=-

 JC> * In a message originally to Jon Hall, Gary Snyder said:
 gs> JH> Is there a way to create a RAMdrive in OS/2?
 
 gs> You don't need it.
 JC> I know what a RAM drive for a DOS system is.  Why doesn't OS/2 need it????

 GS> OS/2 has no memory restrictions for its programs (while DOS has the
 GS> 640K boundary).  Therefore you cannot have a RAMdrive under OS/2, as
 GS> OS/2 takes up ALL the memory. 
 GS> You may be able to create a 4 meg HPFS partition and make that your
 GS> "RAMDRIVE" if you really need it. 

Careful on that one Gary. OS/2 has a VDISK utility which does allow you
to set up a RAM drive. I have never had any occasion to use one but it
is available.

Regards,

Stu Davis


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